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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. RP97-32-006]

 
Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in 
FERC Gas Tariff

October 5, 1999.
    Take notice that on September 30, 1999, Eastern Shore Natural Gas 
Company (Eastern Shore) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas 
Tariff, Second Revised Volume No. 1, the following revised tariff 
sheets, with an effective date of November 1, 1999:

Second Revised Sheet No. 4
Second Revised Volume No. 6

    Eastern Shore states that the filing of these tariff sheets is in 
accordance with the Stipulation and Agreement (S&A) approved by the 
Commission on October 15, 1997, (81 FERC para. 61,013, 1997) in the 
above-referenced docket.
    Eastern Shore states that pursuant to Article IV.B.5 of the above-
referenced S&A, its Rate Schedule T-1 restructured settlement rates 
include a reservation rate adjustment (T-1 Reservation Rate Adjustment) 
of ($1.2167) per dekatherm (dt) for a period of two years which 
commenced on the effective date of Eastern Shore's restructuring (i.e. 
November 1, 1997). Such adjustment was necessary in order to reflect 
only 50 percent of the total non-mileage costs included in Eastern 
Shore's settlement cost of service in the T-1 settlement rates. Non-
mileage costs are defined as those costs included in Eastern Shore's 
Account Nos. 850, 861 and 902 through 935, respectively. At the end of 
the initial two-year period the T-1 Reservation Rate Adjustment 
terminates and the T-1 restructured settlement reservation rate 
increases to $7.0567 per dt to reflect fully 100 percent of the total 
non-mileage costs included in Eastern Shore's settlement cost of 
service.
    Eastern Shore also states that as detailed in Article IV.B.6 of the 
S&A, the difference between the annual revenues produced under the Rate 
Schedule T-1 settlement rates reflecting 50 percent of the total non-
mileage costs and the annual revenues produced under the T-1 settlement 
rates reflecting 100 percent of the total non-mileage cost, is 
$151,494. Such difference was allocated to Rate Zone One firm 
transportation customers under Rate Schedules FT and ST on a pro rata 
basis through the implementation of an off-setting reservation rate 
adjustment (Rate Zone One Reservation Rate Adjustment) of $1.6912 per 
dt for the initial two year period the S&A was in effect. Pursuant to 
Article IV.B.7, upon the expiration of the initial two-year period the 
Rate Zone One Reservation Rate Adjustment is eliminated and the Rate 
Schedule FT and ST reservation rates decrease to $8.9501 per dt 
effective November 1, 1999.
    Eastern Shore states that copies of its filing are available for 
public inspection at 417 Bank Lane, Dover, Delaware and a copy has been 
mailed to affected customers and interested state commissions.
    Any person desiring to protest this filing should file a protest 
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, 
Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with section 385.211 of the 
Commission's rules and regulations. All such protests must be filed as 
provided in section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations. Protests 
will be considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate 
action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to 
the proceedings. Copies of this filing are on file with the Commission 
and are available for public inspection in the Public Reference Room. 
This filing may be viewed on the web at http://www.ferc.fed.us/online/
rims.htm (call 202-208-2222) for assistance).
Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-26441 Filed 10-8-99; 8:45 am]
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